Portrait of Jerry Paris

Acting

Jerry Paris

Career

Active from 1953 to 1986, busiest in 1970 and 1971 with 6 main titles each.

Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
GoodWatch score85/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 62 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jerry Paris Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    3.4, average 5.5
  • Tension
    4.0, average 6.0
  • Violence
    2.2, average 4.1
  • Melancholy
    2.8, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Sitcom 15
  • Lighthearted 8
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Comfort Viewing 4
  • Slapstick Humor 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Wholesome Entertainment 3
  • Family-Friendly 3
  • Nostalgic Charm 3
  • Lighthearted Humor 3
  • Domestic Comedy 3
  • Mid-Century Setting 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

92
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

4 titles ยท average score 44
Police Academy 3: Back in Training
Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)
GoodWatch score 43

as Priest in Police Line-up (uncredited)

Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

Leo and Loree
Leo and Loree (1980)

as Tony

Make Me an Offer
Make Me an Offer (1980)

Director

1970s

16 titles ยท average score 59
Beane's of Boston
Beane's of Boston (1979)

Director

Only with Married Men
Only with Married Men (1974)

Director

Evil Roy Slade
Evil Roy Slade (1972)
GoodWatch score 70

as Souvenir Salesman (uncredited)

Call Her Mom
Call Her Mom (1972)

Director

The Couple Takes a Wife
The Couple Takes a Wife (1972)

Director

Every Man Needs One
Every Man Needs One (1972)

as Marty Ranier

The New Dick Van Dyke Show
The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1971)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show ยท as Assistant to the Director

What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
What's a Nice Girl Like You...? (1971)

Director

Star Spangled Girl
Star Spangled Girl (1971)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

The Feminist and the Fuzz
The Feminist and the Fuzz (1971)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

The Grasshopper
The Grasshopper (1970)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

But I Don't Want to Get Married!
But I Don't Want to Get Married! (1970)

as Harry

1960s

12 titles ยท average score 61
Love, American Style
Love, American Style (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท Director

Viva Max!
Viva Max! (1969)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River (1968)
GoodWatch score 51

Director

Never a Dull Moment
Never a Dull Moment (1968)
GoodWatch score 57

as Police Photographer (uncredited)

How Sweet It Is!
How Sweet It Is! (1968)
GoodWatch score 63

as Umpire (uncredited)

The Caretakers
The Caretakers (1963)
GoodWatch score 47

Story, Screenstory

The Fugitive
The Fugitive (1963)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Jim Prestwick

The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Jerry Helper / Mr. Thompson on TV (voice) (uncredited)

Ben Casey
Ben Casey (1961)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

Cain's Hundred
Cain's Hundred (1961)

TV show ยท as Harry White

Michael Shayne
Michael Shayne (1960)

TV show ยท as Tim Rourke

The Great Impostor
The Great Impostor (1960)
GoodWatch score 56

as Defense Lieutenant

1950s

59 titles ยท average score 64
The Untouchables
The Untouchables (1959)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Agent Martin Flaherty

The Female Animal
The Female Animal (1958)
GoodWatch score 60

as Hank Lopez

77 Sunset Strip
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show

Zero Hour!
Zero Hour! (1957)
GoodWatch score 58

as Tony Decker

D-Day the Sixth of June
D-Day the Sixth of June (1956)
GoodWatch score 49

as Raymond Boyce

Marty
Marty (1955)
GoodWatch score 84

as Tommy

The Naked Street
The Naked Street (1955)
GoodWatch score 52

as Latzi Franks

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
GoodWatch score 86

TV show ยท as Wally Benson / Fred Piper

The View from Pompey's Head
The View from Pompey's Head (1955)

as Ian Garrick

The Caine Mutiny
The Caine Mutiny (1954)
GoodWatch score 77

as Ens. Barney Harding

Drive a Crooked Road
Drive a Crooked Road (1954)
GoodWatch score 54

as Phil

The Glass Wall
The Glass Wall (1953)
GoodWatch score 61

as Tom

1940s

1 title ยท average score 80
D.O.A.
D.O.A. (1949)
GoodWatch score 80

as Bellhop (uncredited)